Production of copper rod by rolling
AssigneeASARCO Incorporated
InventorDarrel W. Breitling
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Abstract
The method of making copper rod by rolling is significantly improved by effectively controlling the water-soluble oil emulsion used to lubricate the rolls by employing a conductivity probe to maintain the conductivity of the emulsion within desired operating limits.
Claims2
In a method for making copper rod wherein a copper bar is reduced by hot rolling into copper rod in a series of roll strands having deforming rollers which are lubricated with a water-soluble oil-water emulsion, the water-soluble oil-water emulsion is analyzed during the rolling operation for water-soluble oil content, and the oil level is adjusted based on that analysis, the improvement comprising the steps of (a) predetermining a range of conductivity values of the emulsion based on a desired range of water-soluble oil concentration operating values;
- (b) measuring the conductivity of the emulsion during the rolling operation;
- (c) comparing the measured conductivity of the emulsion with said predetermined range of conductivity values;
- (d) adjusting, if necessary, the water-soluble oil concentration of the emulsion to maintain both the conductivity within said predetermined range of conductivity values and the water-soluble oil concentration within said range of operating values;
- and (e) repeating steps (b)-(d) during the rolling operation.
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